Shaft attachment.



No. 858,559. PATENTED JULY 2, 1907. G. J. BECK. SHAFT ATTAGHMBNT.APPLIOLTIOH FILED HAY 5, 1906.

WITNESSES ms NORRIS PETERS ca, WASHINGTON, n. c.

GEORGE .T. BECK; OF ALTON, ILLINOIS.

SHAFT ATTAomvrENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 2, 1907.

Application filed May 5,1906. Se ial NO- 315,372.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE J. BECK, a citizen of the United States,residing at Alton, in the county of Madison and State of Illinois, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in a Shaft Attachment, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to shaft attachments and more particularly toshaft couplings; the object being to provide a coupling for connectingthe cross bar to the shafts, so that the shafts can be readily takenapart for shipping or other purposes.

The invention consists of the novel features of construction,combination and arrangement of parts, hereafter fully described, andpointed out in the claims.

In the drawing forming a part of this specificationz- Figure 1 is aperspective view of a portion of a pair of shafts showing my improvedcoupling in place. Fig. 2 is a plan view of a portion of a shaft andcross bar showing my improved coupling attached. Fig. 3 is a detailsectional view. Fig. 4 is a plan view of one of my couplings detached.

In the drawings A indicates the shafts, B the .cross bar and 0, myimproved coupling member, which is adapted to be secured in the shaftand cross bar, and connect the two together. The coupling member 0,consists of a strip of metal 0, provided with an opening 0 adjacent eachend through which screws are adapted to pass, and secure it to the underside of the shaft. The strip 0, is provided with an outwardly extendingmember G provided with spaced slots 0 through which screws are adaptedto pass into the cross bar and secure it thereto. The strip 0, isprovidedwith flanges C and the member C is provided with flanges C,between which the cross beam is adapted to fit and securely hold thecross bar in a rigid position.

From the foregoing description, it will be readily seen that I haveprovided a coupling member so constructed that the cross bar can beeasily and quickly removed as desired, so that the shafts can be foldedinto a bundle.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent is:

A shaft coupling comprising a strip provided with Openings adjacent itsends, through which screws are adapted to pass and secure it to theunderside of the shaft, a member projecting optwardly from said stripprovided with spaced slots through which screws are adapted to pass andsecure it to the cross bar and flanges formed on the strip and membersadapted to engage the cross bar, and shaft, for the purpose set forth.

GEORGE J. BE'cK.

Witnesses WM. SWEENEY, B. NATHAN.

